This chapter shall be entitled "Garbage, Rubbish
and Littering."
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote
the health, comfort and convenience and general welfare of all residents
of the community, to safeguard village employees from hazards in the
course of their assigned duties and to protect and preserve the rights
of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson and its inhabitants by regulating
the methods and procedures of collecting and disposing of garbage
and rubbish.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CONTAINER
A watertight, nonrusting metal or plastic container of substantial
construction with sloping sidewalls, volume or capacity not to exceed
20 gallons nor total full weight over 70 pounds, equipped with a tightfitting
cover and with two substantial handles. Securely tied plastic bags
at least one and five-tenths mils thick, the weight of which does
not exceed the ability of the bag to hold the material without breaking
when picked up by the neck, may be substituted as a "container."
DUMPSTER
A container of one and one-half cubic yards, fabricated of
prime steel, fully welded throughout, mounted on four six-inch swivel
casters, capable of being emptied into the hopper of a rear-load packer
truck and which meets all village specifications and all United States
federal safety standards.
GARBAGE
All putrescible or decaying wastes, except sewage, body wastes
and medical and nuclear wastes including vegetables and animal offal,
carcasses of dead animals, litter, paper, paper products or materials,
cardboard, wood, rubber, cloth, leather or any similar combustible
material, and all such substances accumulated on or removed from all
public and private establishments and properties, including residences,
but excluding recognizable industrial byproducts, discarded wood,
lumber or stones.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation,
society, association or group.
RUBBISH
Inorganic wastes such as glass, porcelain crockery, metals,
tin cans or other similar noncombustible matter, and shall also include
grass clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, bushes, branches, Christmas
trees and similar waste materials and equipment or furniture.
The removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish
in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, shall be under the jurisdiction
of the Village Manager. The General Foreman of the Department of Public
Works is hereby empowered to make and publish regulations concerning
the days and times for collection of garbage and rubbish, location
and number of containers and any and all other regulations pertaining
to the collection and disposal of these wastes as the General Foreman
deems advisable, provided that such regulations are not contrary to
this chapter, and further provided that no regulation shall become
effective until a copy of thereof is filed in the office of the Village
Clerk of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
All containers must be removed from the curb
or sidewalk area the day that collections are made.
[Amended 7-5-2022 by L.L. No. 9-2022]
Garbage and rubbish beyond the limits set by
the General Foreman in the garbage and rubbish regulations may be
collected by the Department of Public Works in accordance with a fee
schedule set by the Village Board of Trustees utilizing approved
dumpsters. The Village shall forward a bill for such fees on a monthly
basis to the owner and, if appropriate, occupant of the property.
The bill will set forth the process for the owner and/or occupant
to appeal the charges to the Village Manager. If any such bill is
not paid within 30 days, the costs set forth thereon shall be assessed
against the property and become a lien thereon. Any such bill which
remains outstanding on April 15 of each year shall be added to the
Village tax bill for the property, collectible in the same manner
as delinquent Village taxes and assessments. Any appeal must be filed
with the Village Manager within 10 days of the bill and must set forth
the reason why the owner or occupant believes the cost should not
be payable by the owner or occupant under the provisions of this section.
If requested, the owner or occupant will be given the opportunity
to discuss their position with the Village Manager. The decision of
the Village Manager shall be made within 10 days after receipt of
the appeal or any such discussion and shall be final.
Any place of business or other establishment
shall not at any time, including days of collection, store or place
garbage and rubbish on any street or sidewalk in such a way as to
create a hazard.
Whenever any building is being built, repaired
or renovated, the debris from such a job or building material of any
kind shall be removed by and at the expense of the property owner
or contractor.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation within the village to maintain any dump or permit the
dumping of garbage, boxes, cartons, appliances, automobiles or automobile
parts, except as may be provided in the Zoning Law; or permit the accumulation or scattering of any kind of
rubbish, debris, garbage or waste material of any sort on or about
any lawn, vacant lot, alley or backyard or in any building, structure,
culvert or stream in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson; or place, leave,
throw or deposit or cause to be placed, left, thrown or deposited
any refuse, wrappers, papers, waste, debris, rubbish or garbage at,
in or upon any street, sidewalk, park, pond, culvert, stream, public
lands, lawn, backyard or vacant property in the village.
It shall be the responsibility of the Village
Manager or his or her authorized representatives to enforce the provisions
of this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter or aiding, abetting or assisting in the violation of said provisions shall, upon conviction before the proper officials of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, be punished as provided in §
1-12 of Chapter
1, General Provisions. Each subsequent day said offense persists shall constitute a separate offense.